Adjustable mirror.



F. CAPDEVILA. ADJUSTABLE MIRROR. APPLICATION HLED1UNE 9, 19.13.

Patented Mar. 2o, 1917.

f UNITED sTATEs PATENT o FFioE.

` FRANK CALPDEVILA, OF NEW YORK, N'. Y.

To all 'whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, FRANK CAPDEVILA, a

subject of the KingR of Spain, residing at compacted ,arrangement to an extended p'osiy No. 248 West Forty-fifth street, borough of Manhattamcity, county, anda State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improvements inAdjustable Mirrors; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,

clear, and exact description of the invention,I

tion which is adjustable over a wide' range and through a wide angle merely byI'pulling out anarm carrying the mirror and fixing the arm to the desired inclination relatively to a base or support, and fixing the mirror vto the desired angle relatively to the arm.

In the preferred form of construction shown herein, the base is provided w1th a column having an inturned flange on its upper or outer end with aplurality of notches of different depths,'while the arm is slidable in the column and is provided with an enlargement adapted to abut and be retained in the flange when the -arm is set to the inclination determined by the notches. The mirror is carried by the arm and is made 'adjustable in. langular position relatively thereto by a ball and socket joint designed to securely hold the mirror in any adjusted position. If desired, the arm may be telescopic so as to provide a widerirange of positions of the mirror, or a shorter compacted arm for the same'range.

In the accompanying drawings, illustrating the preferred form and modied details thereof, I show my invention in combination with a portable stand, although it is to. be understood that the invention may also be embodied. in a variety of forms, such as with a stationary wall support.

In the drawings,

Figure l represents a view in elevation',

partlyC broken away, of the adjustable mirror in partially extended position ready for use; Fig. 2 re resentsan elevation", partly in section of t e mirror in its com-pacted and upright l arrangement "Fig, 3 represents an enlarged section of the ball and socket j ointgfor supporting the mirror;

of the column, together with a ADJUSTABLE MIRROR. 2

y Specification of Letters Patent. Patgnted Mar. 20, 1917 Application led .Tune 9, 1913. Seria1No. 772,559. l

Fig. V'4 represents a. plan view of the inturned flanged and notched member for supporting the arm in various clinationg Fig. 5 representsan enlarged view, partly in section, of theinturned and notched end part of the arm supported therein; f

Fig. 6 represents a `modified. form of telescoplcvarm. v

Referring to Figs. 1 to 5, the base or suppositions of inport .1 embodiesmaterial of suitable dimensions to give stability to the mirror in'any position to 'which' it may be adjusted, and it is provided with an upstanding Jcolumn 2 screwed into the base and provided at its upper orouter end with an, inturned flange 3 having four notches 4 of different depths.

The arm comprises an outer sleeve 5 having an elongated slot 6 closed at its ends, and an inner telescoped part 7 having a pin 8 engaged in the slot so as to permit extension `of the arm to any desired length within'the range provided, but to prevent relative turning movement of the two parts 5 andy 7. The sleeve 5 terminates at i/ts inner end in a member 9 of rectangular section adapted to fit in any of the, notches 4, and the ball 10 is fastened on the end of this member. Thus the arm is slidable within the column 2 from the compacted arrangement shown in Fig. 2 to the extended-position shown in Fig. 1, wherein the ball l0 abuts and is retained by the intprned flange 3 so as to be capable of universal movement therein. Ther` ball and socket joint vformed bythe ball 10 -and the inturned iange 3` with the notches 4 forms the stepped support for the arm, whereby the. arm may be supported any desired position of inclination by turning the arm until the member 9 drops into the desired notch 4. The telescoped part7 of the arm,Y carries the mirror 11 at its outer end by a ball and socketjoint comprising a -ball 12 fastened to the mirror frame and a socket 13 screwed to the end of the arm, the spring lpressed mem-ber 14 forcing the Aball againstthe socket l with sufficient pressure to hold the mirror 1n any position to which it may be adjusted. A spring 1,5 is provided at the base of the column 2 for relieving the shock upon dropping the arm to its compacted 'arrangement.

Instead of the tubular form of the parts 5 and 7 of the arm, I may provide tubular sections 30 and 31 of polygonal form so as to avoid the pin and slot connection for prei venting' relative turninglnovements therebetween (see Fig. 6). K 1t will be observed that Whilemy construction provides for a wide range of eX- tended position and angular setting suficient for all ordinary use, yet it may be quickly and readily adjusted from one position to anv other position merely by pulling' and turning the parts by hand. Furthermore, it may be just as readily compacted asV shown in Fig. l, or taken apart by unscrewmy invention, what v provided with a plurality of arm supports in stepped relation to`one another, and a ,mirror-carrying arm mounted to swing laterally and vertically in said socket, whereby the arm may be rested on either of the supports at a corresponding inclination; substantially as described.

2. An adjustable mirror comprising a weighted base,

` f base, a tubular column extending from said base and provided with an inturned retaining flange at its outer end having a plurality of notches of different depth, an arm slid-L able in said column and having an enlargement at its end designed to abut and be retained by said flange when the arm rests in the inclined position determined by the respective notch, and a mirror carried by said arm; substantially as described.

3. An adjustable mirror comprising a a tubular column upstanding from said base and provided with an inturned retaining flange at its outer end having a plurality .of notches of di'erent depths, an arm slidable in said column and having an enlargement at its inner end designed-to abut and be retained by said ange when the arm rests in the inclined position determined by the respective notch, and a mirror having a ball and socketlconnection with said arm; substantially as described.

.ln testimony whereof l afliX my signature,

in presence of two Witnesses.

FRANK CAPDEVLA. Witnesses:

H. M. LEWIS, LEON W. RosEN'rHAL. 

